Software Engineering Manager, GitLab
Software Supply Chain Security: Authorization
$131.6-282k
Salary applicable to candidates in California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Washington, DC, Illinois and Minnesota only and may vary in further locations. + Equity + ESPP
One DevOps platform
Open for applications
One DevOps platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$131.6-282k
Salary applicable to candidates in California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Washington, DC, Illinois and Minnesota only and may vary in further locations. + Equity + ESPP
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make it so that everyone can contribute. When everyone can contribute, users become contributors and we greatly increase the rate of innovation.
Role
Who you are
- Experience with authorization systems, identity management, and access control models
- Understanding of policy-as-code approaches (ideally familiarity with Cedar, Rego, or similar policy languages)
- Knowledge of modern authorization frameworks like RBAC, ABAC, FGAC and context-aware authorization systems
- Familiarity with identity federation concepts and tools
- Strong technical leadership abilities to guide the team through complex architectural transitions
- Experience implementing SLSA compliance in production environments is ideal, but not required
What the job involves
- As an Engineering Manager for the Authorization team at GitLab, you'll lead a talented group of engineers who are fundamentally transforming how permissions work across our platform
- You'll be at the forefront of our major authorization systems redesign initiative, guiding your team through exciting challenges like implementing Fine-Grained Access Control and developing our new policy-as-code approach
- At GitLab, we see our team as our product
- While you'll need to be technically credible in authorization frameworks and identity management, your primary focus will be on nurturing your team's health, hiring exceptional talent, and positioning them for success
- You'll collaborate closely with Product Managers to shape the roadmap for modern authorization features that balance security, usability, and performance at scale
- This is a unique opportunity to lead critical infrastructure work that touches every part of the GitLab platform while helping transform our permission systems to be more secure, scalable, and flexible
- Your leadership will be instrumental as we transition from our current Declarative Policies framework to a more sophisticated policy-based system that supports advanced multi-tenancy features and reinforces GitLab's security posture
- If you're passionate about building teams and systems that enable secure collaboration at scale, this role offers the chance to make a significant impact on GitLab's future
- This role is an extension of the Engineering Manager position
- Lead a team focused on developing features for Software Supply Chain Security, with a primary focus on authorization systems and user permission models
- Guide the implementation of advanced authorization controls across GitLab's platform
- Collaborate with Product Managers to define and prioritize the roadmap for Supply Chain Security and authorization features in particular
- Stay current with industry standards and best practices in identity and access management, particularly least-privilege and zero-trust access models
- Partner with Security team members to ensure features meet the highest security standards
- Educate and advocate for supply chain security best practices across GitLab
- Represent GitLab in industry forums related to software supply chain security when appropriate
- Successful implementation of components for the GitLab authorization components and IAM
- Adoption rate of new authorization features by GitLab users
- Reduction in security vulnerabilities related to authorization sub-systems
- Integration completeness with other GitLab security features
- Community engagement around GitLab's supply chain security capabilities
- Documentation quality for supply chain security features
- The Authorization team is responsible for building and maintaining GitLab's permission systems to be more secure, scalable, and flexible
- We're currently embarking on a major authorization systems redesign initiative that will fundamentally transform how authorization works across GitLab
- The team is focused on key projects including Fine-Grained Access Control, Policy Standardization, and developing a new policy-as-code approach that will replace our current Declarative Policies framework
- This work is critical to GitLab's security posture, performance at scale, and ability to support advanced multi-tenancy features
Our take
GitLab is an open-source collaboration platform for developers. It enables teams to build code quickly from anywhere without compromising on security or quality. GitLab already has an estimated 30M+ users from all over the world.
According to a 2021 GitLab report, 60% of developers can release code 2x faster with DevOps platforms that bring teams together and accelerate processes. It stands out by catering to programmers of all experiences. Gitlab's version control system helps streamline the process of creating, maintaining, and deploying code, whoever you are.
GitLab was in the right place to capitalize on the recent trend toward rapid digital transformation and remote working. This trend is expected to continue to grow, and with it, GitLab's popularity. With its successful 2021 IPO and the patronage of major brands such as Nasdaq and Jaguar Land Rover, GitLab is expected to solidify its position as the go-to platform for development teams.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Sep 2019
$268m
SERIES E
Dec 2018
$20m
SERIES D
Total funding: $435m
Company benefits
- We offer benefits to manage your health, wealth, and well-being regardless of location
- Flexibility in schedule to be there for life’s important moments
- Equity compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan offered
- Generous Paid Time Off
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Sid Sijbrandij
(CEO)Studied Physics at the University of Twente. Interned at P&G and IBM. Was Lead Architect at the Netherlands' Ministry of Justice from 2009 to 2012. Founded app store Comcoaster in 2008, and then co-founded GitLab in 2012.
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